Zachary Smith and Latesha Owens's Wedding | American Marriage Ministries

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The Wedding of Zachary Smith & Latesha Owens

Officiated by Dr Maceo Brayboy at Under God's Blue Skies in Stockbridge, Georgia on January 1st, 2022.

ABOUT THIS WEDDING

"The venue was a quaint, quiet, outdoor location adjacent nature’s beautiful trees and slightly overcast ceiling. "

Dr Maceo Brayboy

WEDDING PHOTOS

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Zachary Smith And Latesha Owens’ Wedding Wedding Ceremony Script

INVOCATION

(Minister to the reception)

“Let us Pray!” Matthew 19:5-6 "For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh."

'Dearly Beloved, We are gathered here today to join Zachary Smith and Latesha Owens in the spiritual union of marriage. This contract should not be embarked upon lightly, but thoughtfully and seriously, and with a deep realization of its obligations and responsibilities. Please remember…, love, loyalty, and understanding are the foundations of a happy and enduring home.

DECLARATION OF INTENT

(Minister to the groom)

Zachary Smith, Do you take Latesha Owens to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as long as you both shall live?'

(Minister to the Bride)

Latesha Owens, Do you take Zachary Smith to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto him for as long as you both shall live?

RINGS EXCHANGE

Zachary, please take the ring you have selected for Latesha. As you place it on her finger, repeat after me:

Latesha, I give you this ring, as a symbol of my love. I ask you to wear it as a sign to the world that you are my wife. With this ring, I thee wed.

Latesha, please take the ring you have selected for Zachary. As you place it on his finger, repeat after me:

Zachary, I give you this ring, as a symbol of my love. I ask you to wear it as a sign to the world that you are my husband. With this ring, I thee wed.

Nuptial Blessing: Proverbs 18:22 " Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord."

PRONOUNCEMENT

In so much as the two of you have consented together in matrimony, and have witnessed the same before this company, by the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of Georgia, I now pronounce you husband and wife.

Zachary, my brother... "Zee", you may kiss your bride!

RECESSION